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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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